Tight end, Baylor, 2010–⁠13

Jordan Najvar

Lettered 2011–⁠13 (school media guide)

Number
No. 18
Height
6′6″
Hometown
Spring, TX

Jordan Najvar played tight end at Baylor (2010–⁠13).

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Baylor151469.7216
2012Baylor10808.0213
2013Baylor10858.5018
Career353118.9418

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Baylor18TE
2011Baylor18TE
2012Baylor18TE
2013Baylor18TE6′6″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Baylor100.63––6.3–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Baylor 6 games, 10 catches, 85 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.BuffaloW 70–⁠13223012–
Oct 5vs.West VirginiaW 73–⁠42118018–
Oct 19vs.Iowa StateW 71–⁠71202–
Nov 30atTCUW 41–⁠38427011–
Dec 7vs.TexasW 30–⁠101808–
Jan 1 ✦vs.UCFL 42–⁠521707–
2012 Baylor 7 games, 10 catches, 80 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.SMUW 59–⁠241515–
Sep 15vs.Sam HoustonW 48–⁠23324110–
Oct 13vs.TCUL 21–⁠491808–
Oct 20atTexasL 50–⁠56––––0
Oct 27atIowa StateL 21–⁠35225013–
Nov 10atOklahomaL 34–⁠4212021
Dec 27 ✦vs.UCLAW 49–⁠2621609–
2011 Baylor 9 games, 15 catches, 146 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.TCUW 50–⁠48218114–
Sep 17vs.Stephen F. AustinW 48–⁠0114014–
Sep 24vs.RiceW 56–⁠31218013–
Oct 1atKansas StateL 35–⁠3632108–
Oct 8vs.Iowa StateW 49–⁠26110010–
Oct 15atTexas A&ML 28–⁠55224016–
Nov 5vs.MissouriW 42–⁠39225014–
Nov 19vs.OklahomaW 45–⁠38113113–
Nov 26vs.Texas TechW 66–⁠421303–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 East–West Shrine Game (West team, lost 13–⁠23).

DrillCombine 2014Combine or pro day 2014
Height6′5⅞″
Weight256 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.93 s
10-yard split1.70 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′4″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.14 s
20-yard shuttle4.47 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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